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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Buena Vista had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.

  • El Dorado
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • El Dorado is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Salt Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Granger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Granger is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Hot Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Riter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Riter is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riter
  • Taylorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Millcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Williams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Fort Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Douglas is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Fort Douglas has also been known as:
    • Camp Kent
  • Murray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
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  • Woods Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
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  • West Jordan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Centerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Davis County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
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  • Sandy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
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  • Lake Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Point is located in Tooele County
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  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
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    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
  • Draper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <2>
  • Farmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Herriman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jordan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
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  • Mills Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mills Junction is located in Tooele County
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    • Former names for Mills Junction:
    • Milltown
    • Millvale
    • Milton
    • Richville
  • Kaysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buena Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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